Visitors
Sam bounced up and down on the railing of the ten acre pasture.
She had long since scared away the horses and now was just bouncing because it was something to do.
Finally Gram's Buick drove in as Sam and Blaze ran down to meet it.
A thin black haired girl with stunning green eyes hopped out.
"Kel!"
"Sam!"
The two girls rushed at each other hugging and squealing at the same time.
"I see you two have a lot of catching up to do so I'll take Kelly's stuff inside while you show her around." Brynna said
Sam nodded her thanks but was too happy to speak.
"So which one's yours?" Kelly as they walked toward the pasture.
"The little bay, his name is Ace." Sam proudly pointed Ace out to Kelly.
"And you can take your pick of Strawberry, Buffalo and Jeepers." She said showing Kelly the strawberry roan mare, dark brown gelding and leopard Appaloosa.
Kelly scanned the herd of horses and after a while said
"I'll take the Appaloosa." So Sam and Kelly set about acquainting Jeepers with Kelly and practiced catching him.
"Oh Sam you are so lucky." Kelly whispered looking around at the ranch and horses.
Sam had to agree. Then the girls rushed inside at gram's call for dinner.
"Hey, my friend Jen wants to meet you do you want to ride out together tomorrow?" Sam asked slightly uncertain how her old best friend would take meeting her new best friend.
"Sure! I'd love too!" said Kelly her eyes taking in the whole ranch and two story house.
Sam showed her to the bedroom where her stuff was. Then they skipped down to dinner.
After dinner they went to bed early so they could get up early to meet Jen, though in reality they got to sleep around 12:30 am.
Then at 3:12 am Sam jolted awake. She didn't know why but she knew that she needed to be at the river right now. She checked to see that Kelly was sound asleep before tiptoeing downstairs and outside.
Once outside she saw him, glimmering like silver against the water.
"Zanzibar." She breathed. The great stallion pricked his ears and tilted his dished head toward her.
"Oh boy I have missed you." Sam said walking towards him.
The Phantom nickered and splashed towards her.
Sam took the stallion's head in her arms and they stood there for what seemed like for ever. Then the stallion looked up and pivoted away splashing Sam as he raced to the other bank calling a challenge to the shadowy figure now advancing towards them.
A cool hand on her shoulder told her that Kelly had arrived.
"Who's that?" she asked softly
"The gray stallion is my old horse Blackie. But now we call him the Phantom."
"Yeah Blackie doesn't fit too well now does it?" Kelly said "But who's that black horse?"
Sam looked up and could see the two stallions touch noses. Then, to Sam's surprise, the Phantom allowed the black to pass. As he came closer Sam recognized New Moon, one of the Phantom's colts.
"Kelly then walked forward as if in a trance to meet the black stallion and, as the Phantom walked to Sam, Kelly and Moon gently touched his nose to her hand.
Wow. Sam thought Moon and Kelly have just bonded like the Phantom and I did!
"Now give him a name." Sam said "Give Moon a secret name that only you and he will know forever."
Kelly did so bending into his ear and whispering it to him. Moon nodded his head almost in agreement.
Then the Phantom nudged Sam for one last pat and turned running with Moon back to their herds in the darkness.
"Wow." Was all Kelly could say.
"Yeah wow alright." Sam answered
A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while guys I promise to be better at it from now on.
Tupi out.